catarrh

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκατάρροος
2. Late Latin · derived fromcatarrhus
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromcatarrus
4. Middle English · inherited fromcatarre
5. English todaycatarrh

From Middle English catarre, from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos), which is derived from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”), which is composed of κατά (katá, “down”) and ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).